Now let’s get one thing straight: Girona is a city in Catalonia. It is not in Italy - if you think that, you’re crossing Genoa and Verona and you’re getting Gerona (sic).
J and I visited Girona last week, right before my 28th birthday, for the 3rd Caixa Sabadell Etnival, a free world music mini-festival held in the city.
Our sojourn was a double-header: part city visit, part gig trip.
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